Re: Prepositional phrases

Hi Aidan

>>   I'm working on Aelya prepositional phrases at the
>> moment, and I wondered how you folks handle them in
>> your language? In particular, do you have creative
>> ways for handling the same sort of situation as my
>> Aelya examples show?
>>
Gevey uses a system of prepositions and noun cases. There are 4 dative
cases in Gevey (used for indirect objects): systemic, motive,
temporal and spatial, and a number of generic prepositions whose
meanings change according to the case of the noun to which they are
attached.

The generic prepositions can also be used with direct objects, if
permitted by the principal verb.

Thus to develop your examples:

>The man stands outside the forest
>Loife pole dost'ye sandehrh
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
pole [spatial verb] - stands, is situated
sandrhe, ye sandehrh [direct object noun] - forest
dost, dosta [preposition, with spatial verb] - outside

>The man walks towards the forest
>Loife trhade tas'ye sandehrh
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
trhade [motive verb] - walks
sandrhe, ye sandehrh [direct object noun] - forest
ta, tas [preposition, with motive noun] - towards

>The man walks into the forest
>Loife trhade ist'ye sandehrh
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
trhade [motive verb] - walks
sandrhe, ye sandehrh [direct object noun] - forest
ist, ista [preposition, with motive verb] - into

>The man stands within[inside] the forest
>Loife pole ist'ye sandehrh
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
pole [spatial verb] - stands, is situated
sandrhe, ye sandehrh [direct object noun] - forest
ist, ista [preposition, with spatial verb] - inside, within

>The man takes an axe into the forest
>Loife alge yuu grhoon ista'sandrheks
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
alge [transitive verb] - takes
grhoonhuu, yuu grhoon [direct object noun] - axe, knife
sandrheks [indirect object noun, motive case] - forest
ist, ista [preposition, with motive noun] - into

>The man cuts wood in the forest
>Loife shaable yuu jael ista'sandrhebz
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
shaable [transitive verb] - cuts
jaeluu, yuu jael [direct object noun] - wood
sandrhebz [indirect object noun, spatial case] - forest
ist, ista [preposition, with spatial noun] - into

>The man takes[brings] wood from[out of] the forest
>Loife alge yuu jael dosta'sandrheks
Loife, ye loif [subject noun] - man
alge [transitive verb] - takes
jaeluu, yuu jael [direct object noun] - wood
sandrheks [indirect object noun, motive case] - forest
dost, dosta [preposition, with motive noun] - from, out of


Best wishes

Rik

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